This is a lovely example of flower abrasion. It was created by smashing bits of begonia and grasses onto watercolor paper with a hammer. India ink found all the small bits of pigment that exploded outward as well as defined the plants themselves. Watercolor wash was used throughout the piece. It looks like a sea plant found along the shore as the tide recedes.
Sea Plant 1
Description
“This piece is part of a series I created with a process I like to call flower abrasion. Each piece begins with bits of leaves and flowers collected from my garden. I then arrange the plants on paper and pound them with a hammer to release their pigments. Sometimes a blob of color bleeds from the plant, other times the color is spit outward. Each time the result is unique and unpredictable. I use the pattern of pigments left behind by the plants as inspiration for my design which is drawn, painted, and colored on top.” -Artist, Kathie Gallion
